How to Knit a Cozy Sweater with Rose Pattern


You’ll Need:
200 (200) 225g of grey-white yarn (54% polyacryl, 18% polyester, 14% alpaca wool, 14% wool; 275m/50g);
Knitting needles 4 and 5;
Circular knitting needles 4,5.
Size:
S (M) L.
Used Patterns:
Rib Pattern:
The quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 2 selvage sts.
RS rows: selvage st, * 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 1 purl*; repeat from * to *, 1 selvage st;
WS rows: work according to the pattern.
Circle rows: the quantity of sts is multiple 4. * 2 knit sts, 2 purls*; repeat from * to *.
Roses Pattern:
The quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 1 + 2 selvage sts. Work according to the scheme. Both RS and WS rows are stated on the scheme. Start with 1 selvage st, pattern repeat, finish with st after pattern repeat and 1 selvage st. Repeat rows 1st-4th.
Stitches Control:
19 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions:
Back:
Cast on 106 (114) 122 sts and make 7 cm of rib for lower placket, increase 1 st in the last WS row = 107 (115) 123 sts. Continue work according to the roses pattern with knitting needles 5. In 53.5 cm = 96 rows from the lower placket, bind off the central 49 sts and finish both sides separately. For smooth rounding, bind off 1 x 2 sts in the next 2nd row from inwards. In 56.5 cm = 102 rows from lower placket, bind off the rest 27 (31) 35 sts for each shoulder.
Front:
Make in the same way as back, but create a V-shape neck-hole in 26.5 cm = 48 rows from lower placket, bind off the central st and finish both sides separately. For chamfer, bind off 26 x 1 st in every 2nd row from inwards.
Sleeves:
Cast on 34 (38) 42 sts for each sleeve with knitting needles 4 and make 12 cm of rib for placket, increase 33 (37) 41 sts in the last WS row. For this, double every st, except 1 st = 67 (75) 83 sts. Continue work with roses pattern with knitting needles 5. At the same time, increase 5 x 1 st in every 6th row from placket from both sides for chamfers and then 9 x 1 st in every 4th row due to the pattern = 95 (103) 111 sts. In 39 cm = 70 rows from placket, bind off all the sts.
Assembly:
Make shoulder seams. For trim, cast on 139 sts along neck-hole with circular knitting needles and work with rib in circle rows, divide the sts in the center of front neck-hole to make 1 knit st in the center and 2 purls from both sides of this st. For better shaping, make the central 3 sts together of front neck-hole in every circle row as follows: knit the central st with the previous st as knit2tog, 1 knit st, draw it through the slipped sts. Bind off all the sts according to the pattern along a 10 cm width of trim. Sew up the sleeves, make side and sleeve seams.